Joseph Sweeney

Born: July 26, 1884
Died: November 25, 1963 (79 years old)
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884 – November 25, 1963) was an American actor who worked in stage productions, television and movies. His most famous role was as the elderly Juror #9 in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men, the role he originated in a 1954 Westinghouse Studio One live teleplay of which the film was an adaptation.

Known for

★ 8.6
12 Angry Men
1957
★ 7.5
The Philadelphia Story
1940
★ 6.9
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
★ 6.7
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956

Filmography

1957
If You Knew ElizabethFilm · Mr Owen
1957
12 Angry MenFilm · Juror 9★ 8.6
1956
The Fastest Gun AliveFilm · Reverend★ 6.9
1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitFilm · Edward M. Schultz★ 6.7
1955
The Petrified ForestFilm · Gramps
1954
Twelve Angry MenFilm · Juror #9★ 7.8
1950
Outside the WallFilm · Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1949
Wesley
WesleySeries · Grandpa
1948
Studio OneSeries · Juror #9
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries · Mr Barger
1940
The Philadelphia StoryFilm · Butler (uncredited)★ 7.5
1936
Soak the RichFilm · Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
1933
Where's That Tiger?
Where's That Tiger?Film · Landlord(uncredited)
1918
Sylvia on a Spree
Sylvia on a SpreeFilm · Jack's Pal